Monthly Archives: March 2010

Doo Nanny Too-Oh-Tin

I sit in my living room today, this first-full-day-back-in-normal, still bone-sore from the weekend’s festivities.  I want to write all about The Doo Nanny.  I want to find the most correct words to string together in the most appropriate order … Continue reading

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Doo Nanny For Beginners

“Come all ye inventors, movie makers, ballerinas, bikers, morticians, bakers, artists, conspiracy theorists, scientists, foodies, eco-whatevers, moonshiners, comedians, fire-spinners, yodelers, he-shes, animal-trainers, pickle-makers, party girls, sock monkeys, stackers, jugglers, musicians, whittlers, spankers, fisherpersons, beggers, wanderers, and map-makers…….”  So says the … Continue reading

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Weekend Scoop for March 24, 2010

Jumpin’ Jehosephat!  How is it already Wednesday again?  March is just whizzing past like a Ford Pinto through a cloud of gnats — like a honey-and-granola covered hiker from a swarm of angry bees and a hungry bear — like … Continue reading

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No Accounting For Taste

I live in a neighborhood without one of those home owners associations. It is an old neighborhood – – built over the course of decades. The trees are overgrown. It is a haphazard neighborhood. It has no architectural consistency or … Continue reading

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Weekend Scoop for March 17, 2010

Sláinte mhaith! (That’s a Celtic toast meaning ‘Good health!’ in case you didn’t know.)  It’s the time of year for green beer and Irish drinking songs again.  I just love St. Patrick’s Day.  And all this green seems more than … Continue reading

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How Not To Buy A Used Truck

I’m previewing an old story here that I’ve just polished up and am considering reading at No Shame Theater here sometime soon.  Read.  Enjoy.  Comment. *** Couple years ago I went and got myself a big-girl job – the first … Continue reading

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Festie Love

Load up your tents, your sandals, your guitar, your favorite flannel shirt, your kids, your dogs, your cooler, and your favorite grill grub — it’s festie time again!  Every year the onset of warm weather sets off little alarm bells … Continue reading

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Flood On The Hooch

I set out today to write a post about something entirely different but my search for writing inspiration got me sidetracked.  You see, when my mind gets all blocked up I can’t make words line up like good little soldiers … Continue reading

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The Weekend Scoop for March 10, 2010

It’s Wednesday again already!  Great googlymoogly but this month is flying by faster than pigs to the cry of SOOO-EEEE!  I’m chock full of ideas for fun things for you to do this weekend and lucky for us both, I’ve … Continue reading

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Graffiti Casserole

I’ve lived in Columbus a little over three years now and have driven past Evelyn’s Cafe countless times, yet it was only a few months ago that Sgt. Grumpy realized it was actually a functioning diner and not just an … Continue reading

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